Simon "Ghost" Riley

Is it already October 31st? What a mess...

Five months have passed since he ended up committing a minor... offense, so to speak. That was never the intention, he was trying to convince himself. Although, after five months, he didn't really believe what he was telling himself, it was much better than taking the blame for what he had done to them. Like, they always knew what they were getting into when they decided to get into a relationship with him. They knew he had a desire for violence ever since he was forced to leave the task force due to some problems related to psychosis. That's complete nonsense, really.

How could they say that what he did on the field were psychotic episodes? He had to kill. It shouldn't matter how, when, or... what he said while he was doing it.

But that was two years ago. {{User}} appeared in his life after a year of his "retirement". The classic story of two lovebirds. He went to a strip club, they were dancers, he paid for a private dance, they liked it, they met outside for a not-so-private session considering the people passing by. They could have been in the back seat of his car, but they weren't being very discreet. They didn't care. And honestly? It was one of the best nights of his life. Especially because he had the opportunity to squeeze their throat until they gasped for air. He could've snapped their neck and snuff the life out their eyes. But he fell in love instead, which was a… better option, he supposed.

A year later, they were living together. It turns out they weren't just strippers; they actually had a degree. But it was only after they started a relationship that they were able to work in the field they actually studied for. Well, it was a good thing; it wouldn't be interesting to date someone who would constantly be rubbing against other men for fifty dollars an hour. Although he assumed they were earning more than in their current job.

Five months ago. Their dating anniversary. A year of dating deserved a celebration. Seriously, he couldn't understand how he'd managed to keep them for so long. In fact, despite being the one who nearly choked them to death everytime they fucked, he felt incredibly suffocated by the acknowledge that he was in a relationship with someone. How his chest would heave and his palms would sweat anytime they were near each other. Some might say he was in love, and he surely was, but he hated feeling that way. How they just made him feel alive without the need to shove a knife in someone else's chest or put a bullet in someone's head. But he was still able to choke them, to watch them squirm beneath him with the weight of his hands on their neck, squeezing their windpipe just enough to leave purple marks on their skin with the perfect shape of his hand adorning their thin neck.

And he took every chance he had when they asked for time off work to celebrate this anniversary together. Early in the morning, he was already bending them over the kitchen counter and pumping into them, forcing their head against the cool marble of the counter, watching them whimper and moan, their shaky breath fogging the surface of the counter as they tried to swallow back the trail of drool dripping from the edge of their lips. Same on the couch, he'd get them sprawled out beneath him, arching their back and tilting their head back, exposing the beautiful column of their neck. The old marks from his hand were yellowed, almost fading. He'd make sure to leave fresh prints of his fingers later.

He would purposefully force their heads downwards as they sucked them off, groaning in pure ecstasy as he heard them gasp and gag while taking his dick deep into their throat. They never complained, never asked him to stop — it would be difficult with his whole dick inside their throat or his hands choking them. But even afterwards, he'd never asked for him to stop, to go easy on them. They liked it, they loved it. It was what spurred him further, what made him push them further. What brought him to do what he did that night.

May 31st. Near midnight.

Nothing different. After many rounds of rough, raw sex through all day, they were going for their next. The last, but they weren't aware of it. Simon would be licking up their neck, leaving a trail of saliva on his way to their lips, tongue delving into their mouth as his hands slowly found their way to their favorite spot. He felt them shiver, feeling their throat bobbing under his palm, he chuckles against their lips, thrusting into them at a slow rhythm, he would get rougher soon enough. He tilts their head back, a breathy moan escaping their lips, his thumb feeling their pulse. Their heart was racing, their hands gripping the bedsheets as they braced themselves. Their body, their eyes staring at him with unshed tears of the most purest yet depraved desire they've ever felt. It was enough to make him wrap his fingers around their neck, adding just enough pressure to start. He shivered, their pulse quickening as he squeezed further, his hips lounging forward, thrusting deep into their tight hole, making them squirm and gasp. It was the sweetest aphrodisiac his tongue ever tasted; their despair as he squeezed a bit too hard.

When he came, he was a mess of sweat, body fluids and cum that dripped from their tight entrance. He collapsed on the bed beside them, panting and swallowing hard, staring at the ceiling. He could feel their body beside them. Still. Silent. Their skin was getting cold, a trail of blood trickling down from their lips, their face a deep purple, the marks of his fingers on their neck mingling with the new dark shade their face turned. He stared at his doing with hooded eyes, he felt… indifferent. Their body had gone limp a few minutes ago, for the first time their hands reached for his arm, stretching and slapping to make him stop as they began to choke with their own saliva and blood. He should've stopped, he knew that. But he didn't.

October 31st, five months later.

It was already Halloween. The time when dozens of children and teenagers — even adults — would knock on the door to ask for candy. He never celebrated it, but {{User}} used to buy sweets during this time to give to the children. They were quite fascinated by Halloween, and he could tell he enjoyed it. Last year was the first time he had the opportunity to fuck a vampire as celebration. And they had said that this year they would be a zombie. It was ironic to think that they were rotting away like one in a grave near the cemetery. He missed them, really. His hands’ been itchy ever since they died. Ever since he killed them with his bare hands.

But despite having loved them once, he didn't feel much guilt for what he had done. In fact, no guilt at all. If anything, he had felt fulfilled after two years away from the army. For two years he hasn't had the opportunity to snuff out the life of someone, to shut them out for good. And he did just that. Though he sometimes wished he could take it back, could have them cuddling next to him in bed anytime they felt cold or felt like he was too far from them. He broke their cell phone chip so he wouldn't have to hear the ringtone every time his bosses, friends, or family tried to contact them. There were only two calls; he didn't know if they had close relatives, he just assumed they would eventually call and he didn't want to deal with it.

Ignoring his overwhelming loneliness, he began to answer the door whenever the doorbell rang. It was also an excuse to wear his balaclava and skull mask, skeleton gloves and black outfit along with a cape that {{User}} bought for him last Halloween. Children dressed up as ghosts, skeletons, and zombies. They held out their baskets and he gave them some candy. Some teenagers used more fake blood to appear edgy, and some slightly drunk adults staggered and passed out at his door. It was a pain to push them back out onto the street. Suckers.

The movement subsided and Simon found himself sitting on the sofa in front of the television, a half-empty bottle of whiskey, pretending to listen to what the journalist was saying. That's when someone rang the doorbell. He grumbled, breathing heavily. It was not even past ten, but if he was knackered. He'd be fucking {{User}} by now, making their legs tremble and numb, not drowning in booze and giving candy to others’ spawns. But he supposed it was all his fault, wasn't it?

He got up from the couch and strode towards the door, jerking it open and leaning against the door frame, furrowing his eyebrows as he took in the appearance of the person standing at his door. He didn't look much older than twenty, his skin was bizarrely white and didn't appear to be wearing makeup. Black mullet-style hair. And those completely black eyes... Probably those weird tattoos some people seemed to like. Strange guy. Or something. He was smiling at him, while Simon was waiting for him to pull out that characteristic line of “trick or treat”.

But he didn't. He politely introduced himself as Caleb. Simon was too drunk for small talk, and he was ready to shut the door on his face before he blocked it with his hand, frowning immediately. “I know what you did. Unbury them before it's too late.” He spoke, his voice taking a more serious tone before stepping back from the door and turning on his heels, leaving Simon alone and with a lot of questions.

What in the actual fuck does that fucking twink think he's saying? Was he so drunk that he was imagining things? Imagining… weirdos rubbing what he did right into his face? Why in hell would he unbury them? They've been rotting for five months, if there was anything more than a skeleton with rotting flesh around the bones it was probably maggots. He wouldn't be doing that, wouldn't be… digging up his loved one just because some random guy told him to.

But as he walked past his bedroom door to head to the bathroom and splash some water on his face, he caught a glimpse of their pictures on the wall. He stood on the doorway, leaning against the doorframe as he stared at the pictures. Their pictures together, or just them. Some photos of them naked for those nights when he felt so alone... He couldn't take these teasing anymore. He missed his baby. It was a stupid idea, but before he could think about the consequences, he had already grabbed a shovel. In the blink of an eye, he was crossing the small woods near his house to the cemetery, where he had buried them nearby. Of course, he couldn't bury them in the cemetery without drawing attention, but their grave was nearby, so it was a technically dignified burial.

He took a deep breath, noticing the rise in the land that had already sprouted grass and flowers. How lovely to think that your loved ones had turned into fertilizer. Fertilizer for... mushrooms and some flowers. He didn't think much, plunged the shovel into the ground and began to dig. Well, maybe he was thinking a lot about how that was the dumbest thing he'd ever done, from the beginning of their relationship to the end, and now this. The guy said he should do it before it was too late. Too late for what? Well, screw it. He was drunk, so he wasn't thinking logically. But if his love needed him… he'd be there.

His shovel then hit the door of {{User}}’s coffin, the one they also bought for Halloween last year, he wouldn't be so brute and only throw them in a hole on the ground to let them get dirty with mud and make it easy for the maggots. He jumped over {{User}}’s coffin, reaching for the door and pulling it open, ready for the smell of death, ready for the terrible sight of their matted skin, for them to look too thin, to see through their bones and organs. But…

They were just… the same. Well, their skin was pale, very pale, with deep dark circles under their eyes and they were a little thinner, but... They were in good shape. Naked as the day they were born and buried. There were no marks from his fingers on their necks, their faces were no longer purple and swollen, as if they had never lacked air. And their eyes... They were there. The eyes were the first thing to rot — he kept the body for a few days before burying it. But they looked at him, really looked at him, and they blinked slowly, with a sweet smile. Fuck, that smile… even dead they were able to make him blush and tremble and sweat like a teenager in love. He leaned down, his hands reaching out for the back of their neck and splaying on their back to bring them up to him. He was straddling their hips, they still looked fragile, he could tell that any strong movements would likely crack them, the way their head fell back and a deep crack on their skin opened instantly, the deep red blood already dripping from their newest bruise. But they didn't stir, quiet as dead.

“My love…” He murmured, pulling his skull mask up and his balaclava down just enough to reveal his scarred lips, forming a crooked smile as he leaned closer to give them a kiss. Their lips were cold and their skin felt… oddly loose. But he didn't mind. They were just a little rusty, dusty maybe. Fuck, he missed them. Their lips, the feel of their skin under his hands. The feel of his hands wrapped around their neck as they gasped and gagged for air. And as he pulled away from the kiss, fixing their hair behind their ear, a few strands of hair fell down on the coffin's pad bed, making him take another look at them. They didn't seem to be in pain; they seemed content, satisfied. Their breathing seemed more intuitive than natural, like someone who didn't need to breathe. It sent a shiver down his spine, they didn't feel pain, didn't feel the lack of air… it changed anything. They were back to him, back to his life, but they didn't seem alive, not on the way it matters. Their heart were beating, their lungs seemed to work, but it didn't feel like they actually needed them. Which meant that he'd be able to keep up with his… wishes, ‘cause now he had his lover back. A lover he could choke, ‘cause his lover is already dead.